Countless blows to PC gaming?? - Page 2

Gizzmoe · 01-07-07, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

I can quote you one example, a friend of mind is in debt for the sum of £10,000 and he loves technology and is still running up his debt.

He has a psychological problem, the high prices of certain technologies didn´t cause his debts.

STEED · 01-07-07, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Kpt. Munson

the problem here [UK] .. It's wallowing in debt, a lot of it caused by the 'beating the jones's' attitude that is rife here.

I just wonder how much of the consumer debt is technology related? Consumer debt here in the U.K. went pass £1 Trillion mark back in 2006.

STEED · 01-07-07, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Gizzmoe

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Originally Posted by STEED

I can quote you one example, a friend of mind is in debt for the sum of £10,000 and he loves technology and is still running up his debt.

He has a psychological problem, the high prices of certain technologies didn´t cause his debts.

He buys all the latest gadgets and when they are surpassed by newer versions he rushes out to buys them and bins the old.

TV's,radios,DVDs,PC's well the list just goes on. He's got the latest toilet seat warmer. Yep, that's right just don't ask me why.

Iceman · 01-07-07, 02:17 PM

Ahh I remeber when "Pong" was cool....

Check this out for a laugh and quit spending so much money on computers.

http://omgwtf.superlime.com/pong.swf

Enjoy your game.

STEED · 01-07-07, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Iceman

Ahh I remeber when "Pong" was cool....

Check this out for a laugh and quit spending so much money on computers.

http://omgwtf.superlime.com/pong.swf

Enjoy your game.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Sailor Steve · 01-07-07, 04:21 PM

"I love you man!"
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

The Munster · 01-07-07, 04:36 PM

:rotfl: Nearly choked laughing over Pong ! Flu and laughter don't mix. Will definitely pass on this link.

Immacolata · 01-07-07, 04:40 PM

I find that upgrading every 2nd year is necessary for me to experience games to my desire. However lately this has dropped somewhat in favour of console games. I got the wii and the ds. And I love it.

This has made me reconsider my game pc budget. I now wait untill a very specific game comes out for the pc that I want to play. This time it was Oblivion. Ill stick with my current box of 4400 X2 and X1900XT untill at least summer 2008. Then I shall see what is out worthy of upgrading for, if anything at all.

XabbaRus · 01-07-07, 05:17 PM

My Pc is 2 years old with a 3.2 Ghz CPU and if I want to I can add up to 4GB of RAM.

The card at the moment is an ATI X300 but it is good enouigh for DW and IL-2 and I can't see myself getting any new sims soon. It works well for 3DS MAX. I guess if I got a more powerful card I'd upgrade the PSU so to get the power requirements but apart from that it is fine. also it is an eMachines, and it hasn't busted on me once even though I read some people moaning about them.

bookworm_020 · 01-07-07, 05:54 PM

I bought a second hand computer which I bought so I could play SHIII. I add some extra memory and a graphics card (it's an old FX5200, but it's the oly one that could fit a low profile AGP slot)

It did fine with SHIII and coped well with GWX (so far!), it does drop frame rates around port but there is a lot to keep track of!

After seeing the specs for SHIV I know that my computer will be OK to play it on a low setting for the game (it will just make it!), but it will be hard pushed to cope with any upgrade! (looking forward to a Pacific GWX already!), so I'm going to buy a new computer around the middle of the year (as long as I can get permission from the paymaster general, the wife!)

Hope this keeps me going for a couple of years at least!

01-07-07, 04:21 PM	#21
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	"I love you man!" :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-07-07, 04:36 PM	#22
The Munster Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Deepest Dumbria Posts: 1,243 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: Nearly choked laughing over Pong ! Flu and laughter don't mix. Will definitely pass on this link. __________________ *GWX Team Member; Retired* GWX Home Page

01-07-07, 04:40 PM	#23
Immacolata Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 798 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I find that upgrading every 2nd year is necessary for me to experience games to my desire. However lately this has dropped somewhat in favour of console games. I got the wii and the ds. And I love it. This has made me reconsider my game pc budget. I now wait untill a very specific game comes out for the pc that I want to play. This time it was Oblivion. Ill stick with my current box of 4400 X2 and X1900XT untill at least summer 2008. Then I shall see what is out worthy of upgrading for, if anything at all. __________________ "The power of the executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the judgment of his peers, is in the highest degree odious, and the foundation of all totalitarian government whether Nazi or Communist." - W. Churchill

01-07-07, 05:17 PM	#24
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	My Pc is 2 years old with a 3.2 Ghz CPU and if I want to I can add up to 4GB of RAM. The card at the moment is an ATI X300 but it is good enouigh for DW and IL-2 and I can't see myself getting any new sims soon. It works well for 3DS MAX. I guess if I got a more powerful card I'd upgrade the PSU so to get the power requirements but apart from that it is fine. also it is an eMachines, and it hasn't busted on me once even though I read some people moaning about them. __________________

01-07-07, 05:54 PM	#25
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I bought a second hand computer which I bought so I could play SHIII. I add some extra memory and a graphics card (it's an old FX5200, but it's the oly one that could fit a low profile AGP slot) It did fine with SHIII and coped well with GWX (so far!), it does drop frame rates around port but there is a lot to keep track of! After seeing the specs for SHIV I know that my computer will be OK to play it on a low setting for the game (it will just make it!), but it will be hard pushed to cope with any upgrade! (looking forward to a Pacific GWX already!), so I'm going to buy a new computer around the middle of the year (as long as I can get permission from the paymaster general, the wife!) Hope this keeps me going for a couple of years at least! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

01-07-07, 02:17 PM	#19
Iceman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mesa AZ, Arizona, USA Posts: 1,253 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Ahh I remeber when "Pong" was cool.... Check this out for a laugh and quit spending so much money on computers. http://omgwtf.superlime.com/pong.swf Enjoy your game.